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John Oswald Turns the Grateful Dead’s ‘Dark Star’ into a Black Hole “‘Dark Star’ is always playing somewhere. All we do is tap into it,” Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh supposedly said. Grayfolded, John Oswald’s epic c

Grateful Dead/John Oswald's Grayfolded reviewed in Spin: www.spin.com/2025/07/john...

What? Why? Find out more about these Weird Al tribute shirts now available via Imprec.com

Stephen Ruppenthal is performing live tonight in Oakland using the same system he performed with in the Electric Weasel Ensemble. A double LP of live EWE performances will be released on Imprec later this year.

i still look for the mountains, by Allison Graves 11 track album

Here's something we're putting out on LP later this year:
allisongraves.bandcamp.com/album/i-stil...

3 styles of Dreamachine now available available via Imprec.com

48 hours left to take advantage of our 20 CD's for $40 deal and a 15% discount code: 151515 via Imprec.com

All sizes back in stock via Imprec.com

Pauline Oliveros "Accordion & Voice"
Harry Bertoia "Diamond Chairs 1968"

Both shirts are printed by Neil Burke @ Monoriod

Is that a premium wooden hexagon?!

YouTube video by importantrecords Introducing The Important Records Tape Tool Infomercial - Cassette Repair

Are you tired of winding cassette tapes with your finger? Let us introduce you to the new Imprec Tape Tool:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zgL...

Today's mailorder includes replacements for a victim of the Eaton fires. If you've lost Imprec releases in the recent fires please reach out.

Our recent 7 CD boxed set of remarkable electro-minimalist new age music from 1985 gets some deep appreciation from Spectrum Culture:

spectrumculture.com/2025/01/29/m...

The late Pauline Oliveros is having her moment. How Long Beach Opera is making it even bigger Long Beach Opera embarks on a risky, unprecedented season centered on pioneering composer Pauline Oliveros. "We’re just going for it."

Every moment is a moment for Pauline Oliveros but this new piece in the Los Angeles Times describes how the Long Beach Opera is devoting an entire season to Pauline's work.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

CD booklet resting atop its jewelcase and leaning against a preamplifier with a black face and wooden cabinet. The cover has the composer’s name in all caps, framed in a rectangular box; beneath that is the title, in much smaller letters. In a larger box occupying most of the bottom 2/3 of the cover is an image of an abstract painting: a diagonal black line passes through a yellowish stroke that curls back on itself at one end, and below the other end is a dark-red circle.

Now playing: Michael Ranta - Transits: Volume 1 CD (2024, Important). Superb percussion work from @sarahhennies.bsky.social and released by @imprec.bsky.social

All that stuff will be going up for sale shortly. The socks are high quality and I'm still pretty excited by the way they turned out. Made in the US by Sock Lab.

Meredith Young-Sowers: Agartha: Personal Meditation Music - Spectrum Culture A criminally unknown cassette curiosity, the analog quality of this project’s synth drones makes it much warmer, smoother and fuller than most '80s new age.

My review of the transcendent Meredith Young-Sowers 7disc box set of reissued 80s New Age music on @imprec.bsky.social is up now on @spectrumculture.bsky.social.

spectrumculture.com/2025/01/29/m...

#albumreview #ambient #newage

Agartha tape help needed:
I spent too much money on eBay trying to get a clean, complete set of original Agartha: Personal Meditation Music. I missed two of them: Emotional/Sexual & Intuition.
I want to keep this original set together and will pay whomever won them handsomely. Please reach out!

colossal day at Tapes HQ as the much anticipated Grayfolded cassette, socks and coffee from @imprec.bsky.social has arrived. Absolutely gorgeous presentation of the holy scroll on the j cards and I really really appreciate the titles in being in the waveforms. Just immaculate

The Curious Case of the Channeled New Age Tape Telepathic communications, channeled music, a composer no one can find, and seven cassettes of singular New Age.

Hey, I wrote a feature, been a while. Talked to John from @imprec.bsky.social, master tape collector David Hollander, and Meredith Young-Sowers about her amazing 80s tape series "Agartha: Personal Meditation Music," reissued on CD by Imprec this past December. daily.bandcamp.com/features/aga...

The Curious Case of the Channeled New Age Tape Telepathic communications, channeled music, a composer no one can find, and seven cassettes of singular New Age.

Agartha: Personal Meditation Music 7 CD set featured today on Bandcamp:
daily.bandcamp.com/features/aga...

Larsen "Play"
Out Today 20 years ago on @imprec.bsky.social:

importantrecords.com/products/imp...

Agartha: Personal Meditation Music (1985) 7 CD Box, by Meredith Young-Sowers 14 track album

Wow, zoning hard all morning with this massive heavenly dose from the mighty @imprec.bsky.social. ✨ Crucial!

imprec.bandcamp.com/album/agarth...

The Wire magazine asked me to write 1000 words on my experiences manufacturing records, CDs and tapes for their end of the year double issue. After 24 years (now exactly half my life) and over 600 projects, I had plenty to say.

Find a copy and dig in.

Really enjoyed the piece by John Brien from @imprec.bsky.social in the new issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social on vinyl and CDs. Let’s hope we can get back viewing CD releases as equally valid as their more troublesome siblings!

I cannot WAIT to finally get my, uh, my chakras aligned? (with the help of this new @imprec.bsky.social box set — disc 1 is amazing)

Agartha: Personal Meditation Music (1985) 7 CD Box, by Meredith Young-Sowers 14 track album

Today @imprec.bsky.social releases a wild & wonderful archival set of "Personal Meditation Music" originally meant for wellness & healing, but that also stands out as uniquely creative synth music. The backstory is fascinating (I'm working on a piece about it rn). imprec.bandcamp.com/album/agarth...

Officially available today.

Grab a copy of these time-stopping electronic compositions from the early 80's and find out why Boomkat called this "one of the best reissues we've heard this year."

imprec.bandcamp.com/album/agarth...

Grayfolded 3LP: The Grateful Dead & John Oswald " The ultimate Dark Star! " Help reissue this incredible 3LP set on deluxe vinyl.

What a huge relief it was to wake up to find out that Grayfolded was fully funded. Thank you.

There are still 5 hours left. The campaign closes today at 4:48 EST. 

www.kickstarter.com/projects/imp...

Grayfolded 3LP: The Grateful Dead & John Oswald " The ultimate Dark Star! " Help reissue this incredible 3LP set on deluxe vinyl.

Last chance! 24 hours left to reissue The Grateful Dead's Grayfolded on vinyl.

Campaing ends: Sat. Nov. 30, 4:48 EST

www.kickstarter.com/projects/imp...

Grayfolded 3LP: The Grateful Dead & John Oswald " The ultimate Dark Star! " Help reissue this incredible 3LP set on deluxe vinyl.

This Thanksgiving I'm Grateful that we're nearly there with hours to go.

Social media ads are helping this campaign along. If you see our recent video post on Instagram, Bluesky or Facebook please pass it on. We'd be so thankful if you would.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/imp...

YouTube video by importantrecords Grateful Dead Vinyl Reissue Kickstarter ending Sat. Nov. 30

Support it if you need it and if you don't just pass it on, please & thanks!

Scroll down to our last post for a link to the Kickstarter.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXGt...